House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2020
- Committee actionFeb 12, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 30, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5780.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5780, Safe Communities Act of 2020” on March 10, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on February 12, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 10, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56259
- CBO publication date
- March 10, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5780, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5780
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-476 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on August 14, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 14, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/476
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5780, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5780
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. UNDERWOOD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 25, February 6, 2020, Page H936):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 6, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5780, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5780
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e209dffb66eb253e8c72c6b0ed390a1bb218d12070c06fd0bbcfe8ee8d7bb3d7
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5780, last updated January 27, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lauren Underwood.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.